单词 | envelop |
释义 | en·vel·op (ĕn-vĕləp) tr.v. en·vel·oped, en·vel·op·ing, en·vel·ops 1. To wrap, enclose, or cover: "Accompanying the darkness, a stillness envelops the city" (Curtis Wilkie). 2. To surround: The troops enveloped the town. [Middle English envolupen, to be involved in, from Old French envoluper, envoloper : en-, in; see EN-1 + voloper, to wrap up; perhaps akin to Medieval Latin faluppa, chaff, straw (influenced by Latin volvere, to roll).] en·velop·er n. en·velop·ment n. |
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